Development and Validation of Modules on Matter in Materials Chemistry 101
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Development and Validation, Modules on Matter in Materials Chemistry, Chemistry 101Abstract
This study developed modules on Matter in Materials Chemistry 101 and validated their effectiveness in relation to students’ skills and performance. The study determined how effective the developed modules were based on an active learning approach. This study employed two research designs. The descriptive-developmental design was used during the development stage using the Interest Inventory as its instrument. There was no significant difference between the post-test mean scores of the two groups of respondents for the reason that when t-test for independent samples was employed, it yielded a computed t of 1.42 which is higher than the tabulated t of 2.00. This led to the acceptance of the hypothesis. Based on the 30 sample pages taken from the active learning materials, the Reading Ease Score (RES) turned out to be 50.62 which meant that the readability of the developed active materials for active learning approach in Chemistry were appropriate for the first year to second year college students. Moreover, the Human Interest Score (HIS) was posted at 36.13 which classified the materials at an “interesting level”. The two methods of teaching, the Traditional Lecture-Discussion Method of Teaching and the Active Learning Approach are equally effective on the basis of the post-test scores of the two groups. This shows that the use of any of the two methods would have the same result on learning among Freshmen College students. Teachers should make use of active learning strategies in teaching college Chemistry besides the traditional lecture discussion method to break the monotonous mode in the classroom.
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